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  1. Danchat
    The contract's size and length was acceptable for Mauer's track record, but turned into a millstone once he sustained injuries and lost the ability to play catcher. As for Buxton... he already has an astronomical number of injuries and doesn't have anything close to the track record Mauer had at the plate (as a hitter). He's in his prime now and they'd be paying him in his 30s... I simply can't see an extension ending well for the Twins. It is a lose-lose situation for the Twins... if they extend him he likely won't be worth the money and Twins fans will moan like they did with Mauer. If they don't extend him, the fans will lament their inability to re-sign their homegrown talent.
  2. Danchat
    Having Simmons at SS is nice for the pitchers, but since he's unlikely to be back in 2022, why even bother? Miranda should be up in September and playing every day, no exceptions.
  3. Danchat
    Vallimont and Strotman are not getting it done as starters. Strotman needs more time and Vallimont is most likely a reliever. In my latest rankings I put Strotman in the 20s and Vallimont in the 40s, which so far seems justified.
  4. Danchat
    This is a concern with Vikings fans every preseason, they're calling the most vanilla plays. I don't know if Klint has what it takes, but I can assure you the gameplan is going to involve feeding the ball to Cook and then passing to Jefferson, Thielen, and Smith Jr. Hill has no business starting, but IMO they shouldn't have cut Reiff. He was our best OL last season. I still like Darrisaw but assuming rookies will be ready is always risky. They also need a veteran backup QB. Browning looks horrid and Mond looks raw.
  5. Danchat
    Remember what I said about Maeda being "fully capable of losing this start"? Yeah, here you go. ?
  6. Danchat
    I wouldn't say they're terrible. For example, tomorrow's game is Yankees -1.5 (-115), so say you bet $1000, you'd gain $909 if the Yankees win by at least 2. The point being, that seems like free money the way the Twins play against them. Of course, knowing how betting works, right when I'd put money in the Twins would inexplicably start winning against them. Which is why I won't do it. Sorry, Twins!
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    I've been committed to never gamble money... but man, the idea of putting money on the Yankees every time they play the Twins seems like free money, even when statistically it shouldn't be.
  8. Danchat
    Sano was put on the paternity list, and Edgar Garcia was called back up again. I've lost count of the number of relievers on the team now.
  9. Danchat
    I dunno why, but I do know 2021 Maeda was certainly capable of losing this game.
  10. Danchat
    Whadda know, Cave can hit HRs! It only took 134 PAs to get to #2.
  11. Danchat
    I believe the taxi squads were disbanded once the minor leagues started.
  12. Danchat
    Andrew Albers and Kyle Barraclough have been called up, Thorpe to IL and Garcia optioned. They will need to open a 40 man spot, but that won’t be hard.
  13. Danchat
    Their game just ended in extra innings, so it's hard to say who it will be.
  14. Danchat
    Agreed, Thorpe's stuff isn't what it used to be, and he does not possess the durability to last in a MLB pitching staff. He should not be retained on the 40 man over the winter.
  15. Danchat
    Ref was the sub for Donaldson, who was the DH to start the game, so they did not "lose it".
  16. Danchat
    Well, that wasn't hard to see coming, was it?
  17. Danchat
    Blake Snell got moved despite having 3 years of control. Yu Darvish also got moved with 3 years left, though his contract was considerably more pricier than Snell's.
  18. Danchat
    They could also put Luke Farrell and Derek Law on the 60 day IL and open up 2 more spots. Hopefully for Moran and Miranda, at the very least.
  19. Danchat
    After crunching Saturday's tape, Zimmer likely realized that the guys behind Hunter are not going to get it done. Griffen was very effective as a rotational rusher last year and would be an upgrade over Weatherly and the others. Ideally our top 4 DEs would be Hunter, Griffen, Wonnum, and Jones II.
  20. Danchat
    Vincent looked pretty darn good... too bad they couldn't have gotten this pitching earlier in the year. Well hitters, this soon-to-be loss is 100% on your hands. 0 for 9 in RISP. Good luck against Clase.
  21. Danchat
    Great play by Refsnyder and good scoop from Sano. Also, Ober finishes the 6th inning for the first time in his career!
  22. Danchat
    I would advocate for Rocco benching players for excess errors, but we wouldn't have any infielders left if he did that.
  23. Danchat
    Sure, but I think Ynoa and Gil have much higher ceilings than the likes of Jax and Barnes. Considerably higher. I know, I posted my dismay in the thread where it was announced he was DFA'd.
  24. Danchat
    It's pretty crazy how two "lottery ticket" prospects in Ynoa and Gil are both looking like MLB starters... not to mention the Twins rarely trade guys like this. And we can't even get our top pitching prospects to turn out, not to mention the lottery ticket guys who've flopped as well.
  25. Danchat
    Well, it was really for Littell & Enns, which wouldn't be so bad if Littell was pitching well for us like he is with the Giants. Like the Pressly and Wade trades, I find the failure to not be in the trades themselves but in the failure to develop players (Littell, Pressly, and Wade all became better players once they reached their new teams).
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